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It's Forest of Immortals Friday! The new episode of my weekly interview series is live at MONSTARK.COM and features feminist horror writer Spinster Eskie! The show's just getting started, so be sure to check back every week. There will be a new interview every Friday featuring a different creator with a unique perspective, and I can't wait to share them all with you! #monstark #creator #interview #spinstereskie #feministhorror #writer #friday #foif #podcast #forestofimmortals

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"Beast of Fortune", my finished custom for the @tentimesatiger Fortune Cat group show! Swipe for the bloody sexy turnaround. You can see this little demon (with all its custom siblings by other artists) in one week, Thursday July 7 at @sequentialart in Portland! #monstark #sculpt #customtoy #pdxartists #tentimesatiger #sequentialartgallery #bloody #chibi #beast #kawaii #demoncat #fortunecat #beastoffortune

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How I keep my hair so shiny. #monstark #love #grippo #grippito #mamagrippo #billygrippo #grippocats #grooming

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I sculpted a beast onto a @tentimesatiger Fortune Cat! I forgot to take a "before" photo, so I just stole one from her (see third photo). This is my custom for the Ten Times a Tiger customs show, coming June 7 at @sequentialart in Portland! Go to the opening (I'll be there) and go check out @tentimesatiger to see all her original Fortune Cats! #monstark #custom #toy #sculpt #wip #fortunecat #tentimesatiger #sequentialartgallery #beastoffortune

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This Saturday at @comicsplacebham in Bellingham, WA! It's an in-store signing with me and writer Kira Cul'tofay! I contributed drawings of mutants and strange forest creatures to her Meridian Wanderings books, which she'll have there along with some fantastical felted creatures for sale. I may also be giving out some sketches throughout the afternoon. Come say hi, we'd love to see you northly folk! #monstark #kiracultofay #meridianwanderings #thecomicsplace #bellinghamwa

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I'm proud and excited to announce my new (second) podcast, FOREST OF IMMORTALS! Go to MONSTARK.COM to learn more and listen to the debut episode featuring Nic Caesar @scaryartiques (that's his painting pictured here) and intro music by @jean_baudin_ ! Forest of Immortals is a weekly interview series featuring my conversations with creative people of all kinds. In each episode I speak with one person about their creative life, inspiration and thoughts on the bigger picture. The creative process is fun to discuss, but I'm especially interested in the themes and beliefs behind the work, how the world is perceived by the creator, what's under the surface. Enjoy and please let me know if there are any technical issues (you @monstarkandme podcast subscribers should get this in your feed automatically). Thanks and prepare for more fun interviews in the weeks ahead! #monstark #creator #interview #nicolascaesar #jeanbaudin #podcast #forestofimmortals

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#fbf #FrenchBookFriday! Small panels for a short, dark sci-fi comic story drawn by me, written by @mateo_ocasio and being published later this year in a French anthology in both French and English. #ether #french #zine #anthology #scifi #comic #mutant #caterpillar #rain #ink

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Another fun #monsterportrait commission! It was especially satisfying to add all the piercings. I turn humans into beasts, for a fee, and also for the pure joy of making nice people look wicked and hairy. If you're already wicked and hairy, you're perfect, and I'm not gonna transform you back. Sorry. #monstark #art #commission #ink #drawing #blackandwhiteart #monster #woman #beast #portrait #werewolf #lycanthrope #wicked #hairy #drool #fangs #beauty #glamour #style #piercings #transformation

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Here's a doodle that started off inspired by The Thing, then drifted into some kind of labial cravat territory. Really glad I kept the rough parts on this one, though. #monsterportrait #ink #drawing #thething #johncarpenter #monster #maw #alien #fangs #labialcravat #sexandfashion

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Sloooowly getting to the comics and stories I want/need to be working on. Emphasis on sloooowly. Did you know that I'm part sloth? #comics #wip #grandma #horror #pdxartist #takeitslow #slowlife #slowlane #sloth

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Recent #monsterportrait commission I did for a great couple. Thanks, Amber and Paolo! I love making people happy by turning them into beasts, and it means a lot when I am entrusted with making gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. This one is a 9"x12" but right now you can start with a 6"x8" single portrait for only 55 bucks shipped! #custom #art #monster #commission #gift #portrait #pdxartist #monsterized #werewolf #beast #couple

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"El Sapo", which is the childhood nickname of one of my nephews, and fitting for this toad of a man. I added the "El" because this guy looks rather official. #monstark #monsterportrait #ink #drawing #blackandwhite #creepy #creature #pentelbrushpen #sakuramicron #sapo #toad #monster #instatoad #portrait #elsapo

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Been on the road having good times with family. Heading back home to some new art projects, so meanwhile please enjoy these photos of me shooting a bow and hugging my mom. #bow #mom

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A #monsterportrait that started out inspired by Bob from Twin Peaks and turned into...I don't know, you call it! #bob #twinpeaks #monster #drawing #pentelpocketbrush #micron #ink #pen #pdxartist #portland #beast #horror #wowbobwow #theportraitsarenotwhattheyseem

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Warmup doodle from the weekend. Still feelin' those #horror vibes, and right now there's part of me that wants to live in an '80s horror flick and have my own soundtrack. #monsterportrait #rotted #zombie #monster #face #horrorvibes #screamyourjeans

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Had a bloody good time at @crypticonseattle hanging with horror fans and friends. It was great meeting all you new people and I hope to see you again! Close shave and photo op by the demons at @nile_nightmares! #monstark #axeman #crypticon #crypticonseattle #horror #nilenightmares

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Monster Portrait commissions happening at @crypticonseattle! Fun show and wonderful crowd! #monsterportrait #ink #monster #beast #woman #portrait #crypticon #crypticonseattle (at Crypticon Seattle)